[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council.

  • Monmouthshire (Wales). County Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Monmouthshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of the 50 cases 3 girls were later married to the putative fathers, 11 were married women, 34 were single, 3 were divorced women and 2 were widows; one girl lived with the man. 30 children were placed in homes with a view to adoption; 1 girl was accompanied to a Solicitor’s Office and was successful in obtaining an affilia- tion order; 1 child was boarded-out and 1 died. A Social Worker is employed, as required by Circular No. 2,866, to super- intend the care of illegitimate children. Miss G. A. Knight, S.R.N., S.C.M., carried out supervision of all adoption cases, gave advice to natural and foster parents and attended Magist- rates’ and County Courts in the capacity of Guardian ad, litem in 64 cases. Dr. Barnado’s Auxiliary Boarding-out Allowance was obtained for 3 children in cases where one child lived with the grandmother and two children lived with the mother and step-father. Infant Protection. There is a separate Children’s Department of the County Council, set up under the provisions of the Children’s Act, 1948. This is responsible for care of deprived children. The County Medical Officer of Health, however, acts as Medical Adviser to the Children’s Committee and undertakes the Tuanagement of medical matters relating thereto. Children’s Homes. The quarterly medical examinations of children in the Children’s Homes, and control of infectious diseases, are undertaken by the respective Area Medical Officers of Health. Health of Children: “ Problem ” Families. A Scheme to deal with problem families in Monmouthshire was brought into operation towards the end of 1956. There have been established, ten local Problem Family Committ-ee.s within the administrative County, upon which sit the Chairman of the Dist- rict Council’s Housing Committee who acts as Chairman; the Clerk of the District Council, acting as Secretary; and the remainder of the Cbmmitteo, comprising technical officers including the District Medical Officer of Health, the County Welfare Officer, the County Children’s Officer, the N.S.P.C.C. nspector, the Probation Officer, the County Medical Officer, the Medical Officer for Mental Health, the Home Hel]. Supervisor and the Supervisor of Health Visitors, together with the Health Visitor concerned in the case.